Registered Dietitian

Fresenius Medical Care • Carrollton, GA

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About The Position

Provides nutritional services to in-center and home patients, as applicable, to maximize nutritional status and improve clinical outcomes. Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team and supports quality enhancement, quality assessment, and performance improvement activities. Participates in process improvement efforts to help patients achieve individualized goals established by their physicians. The role requires travel between assigned facilities and community locations, including within Carroll County; travel to regional, Business Unit, and Corporate meetings may also be required.

The Registered Dietitian assesses patients’ knowledge of diet and kidney disease, provides individualized nutrition education and counseling, completes nutritional assessments, and contributes to comprehensive plans of care. The role monitors nutrition-related laboratory results and patient outcomes, recommends or adjusts nutrition therapy as appropriate, maintains accurate medical records, and collaborates with physicians, facility staff, patients, caregivers, and interdisciplinary team members.

The work environment is characteristic of a healthcare facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels. The position may involve exposure to infectious and contagious diseases or materials. Day-to-day work includes desk and personal computer work and interaction with patients, facility staff, and physicians. No supervisory responsibilities are specified.

Requirements

• Registered Dietitian credential as specified by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Current state licensure, if applicable.
• At least 1 year of professional work experience in clinical nutrition as a Registered Dietitian.
• Demonstrated leadership competencies and skills, including ability to teach, strong organizational skills, excellent communication, customer service, relationship development, results orientation, team building, and decision making.
• Ability to perform responsibilities with minimal supervision.
• Basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

• Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition certification is encouraged.
• Previous renal experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ knowledge of diet and kidney disease and provide education suited to their learning needs.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers about nutritional status, adequacy measures and results, fluid status, and nutrition-related laboratory parameters.
• Complete nutritional assessments and participate in interdisciplinary comprehensive assessments.
• Help develop written, individualized comprehensive plans of care with the interdisciplinary team, consistent with applicable guidelines.
• Calculate diet prescriptions according to standards of practice.
• Complete progress notes for chronic dialysis patients and maintain accurate medical record documentation in accordance with company policies and applicable regulations.
• Provide ongoing nutrition assessment and outcome-oriented counseling to support effective nutritional status.
• Identify patients who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team on appropriate interventions, resources, and solutions.
• Review each patient’s albumin level and body weight at least monthly and implement the plan of care with patient, family, or caregiver involvement.
• Monitor adherence and response to nutrition therapy, adjust therapy as needed, document barriers to achieving goals, and implement plans to address those barriers.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team on Urea Kinetic Modeling recommendations to achieve the physician’s Kt/V prescription.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team on management and recommendations related to mineral metabolism and renal bone disease, anemia and iron status, nutritional and psychosocial status, vascular access, modality, rehabilitation status, and sodium and volume control.
• Follow company algorithms and medical record policies.
• Report nutrition quality assessment and improvement results and participate in the interdisciplinary quality assessment and improvement program.
• Coordinate with team members in providing pre-ESRD education as appropriate.
• Work with the Case Manager as appropriate to coordinate patient education plans and identify candidates for physician referral for nutritional supplements under disease management agreements.
• Review nutrition-related laboratory results, counsel patients or caregivers, formulate appropriate actions, recommend treatment changes to the interdisciplinary team, and communicate results and recommendations to physicians, facility staff, and other care providers as appropriate.
• Participate in relevant staff, quality improvement, and care plan meetings.
• Consult the FMS Corporate Dietitian about nutrition concerns as needed.
• Maintain and improve knowledge and skills for competent and innovative practice.
• Maintain dietetic registration and continuing education hours as specified by the American Dietetic Association and applicable state licensure regulations.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure work areas are safe and clean.
• Perform other assigned nutrition management and related duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed